Forgetful history

Posted on 07/08/2019 by Jon Garvey

A correspondent with whom I’ve been discussing the Genesis Flood mentioned the interesting case of the Umm al Binni Lake in Iraq, which appears to be a recent meteoric impact crater, dated on the basis of the sedimentary history of the region to historic times. This would mean between 3000 and 2000 BCE, and it possibly corresponds to evidence in the region of widespread wildfires and floods from a likely airburst c2350BCE, called the Middle East Anomaly. Continue reading →

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Whacko!

Posted on 05/08/2019 by Jon Garvey

Well, that was a thrill! I’ve just come back from walking the dog through the wood, and witnessed a bit of nature drama. So you may as well share it.

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Reparations for the Norman Conquest, etc

Posted on 30/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

Whilst I was researching my “Empires” piece, I glanced at an article which mentioned a study that had shown that, on average, English families with surnames derived from the French language have more wealth than those with surnames of Anglo-Saxon origin. Continue reading →

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Tangy snacks hang in there

Posted on 29/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

On 18th of this month I reported the destruction by hungry badger of the wasp nest I have been watching develop here at the Camel’s Eyrie. Here was the damage: Continue reading →

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Empires strike back

Posted on 24/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

As an integral part of the current project within western society, and particularly academia, to construct a utopian world state free of -isms, -phobias and weather, one of the great bogeys is “imperialism.” Continue reading →

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Another word to avoid?

Posted on 20/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

Sajid Javid, the Conservative Home Secretary, announced a report on “extremism” yesterday. According to the mainstream press, he used the opportunity to bemoan the rise of “far right populist movements” around the world, and in particular to condemn President Trump’s recent controversial remarks about a certain group of socialist Democrats that I am led to believe dictate to Congress over in the USA currently. Continue reading →

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Munchies with a tang

Posted on 18/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

Last month I celebrated some of the wildife goings on here at the Camel’s Eyrie. Amongst them was this fine example of origami by a local band of common wasps: Continue reading →

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Listen to the politicians, not the scientists!

Posted on 16/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

My green credentials aren’t too bad, I like to think, overall. My hectare of land is managed without chemicals largely as woodland and (rare) wild-flower meadow. My economical Suzuki does less than 6K miles a year, even though I live in the country with no public transport, and I haven’t even been on a plane since my daughter’s wedding in France in 2013. My book God’s Good Earth was endorsed by one of Britain’s leading scientific environmentalists as “a call to action.” Mr Chlorophyll, me. Continue reading →

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More on the human limitations of science (especially regarding politics)

Posted on 12/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

My attention was drawn to an important, but rather predictably neglected, 2004 article How science makes environmental controversies worse, by Daniel Sarewitz (Environmental Science & Policy 7 (2004) 385–403). It’s essential reading. Continue reading →

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The gospel and the world’s morality

Posted on 08/07/2019 by Jon Garvey

A prayer letter I received yesterday had an introductory note that left me wondering. It was to the effect that only once someone is a Christian can their behaviour change, so Christians should not expect people to change before that work of the Holy Spirit. The writer questioned if the church gives the wrong message in this regard. Continue reading →

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